Legal Question in Family Law in Florida
My baby's father and i were together for 3 years and had been friends for 5. When I got pregnant he left me for another girl. He has a juvenile criminal history in violence, drugs, vehicular manslaughter, and he shot someone in the face. He has a wealthy family so he got away with everything. He is only 18 so his recorded is from the past 5 years till 9 months ago when he turned 18. I'm scared for my child's safety. My ex has begun to drink and do drugs at his new gf's house where he now lives. He also gave his vehicle to his gf's family so he no longer has a vehicle and also he dropped out of high school so he has no education, and he quit his job. He has abused me in the past but I never called the cops because I love him, he has a very very short temper. I have had to move back to my mother out of my own place because of the baby coming so she can help me. I live in a fairly wealthy neighborhood with very good schools. I also have my high school diploma, cosmetology license, I�m going for my real estate license, and I�m in college for children psychology. I had my own vehicle and a job, but I also like my ex have a drug past however I went to a 8 month rehab and have been clean for 3 years. I also had a gone through a deep depression when I was younger and am scared they�ll bring up that to. I have been to therapy and got help. Is that enough for me to get sole custody? I know that I probably cannot get proof of my ex�s drug use because I don�t know exactly where he lives and if he knows there will be a drug test he�ll just wait till he takes his drug test because it only takes 3 days for pill (what he is addicted to) to get out of you system. I don�t want him to come near my son because I�m scared he�ll be drugged and my son will be hurt or every worse in my ex�s care. Do you think I have a chance of sole custody? And if you have sole custody do you still get child support?
1 Answer from Attorneys
Sole custody means that you have full control over the child and whether and if he gets visitation. It's rarely granted, but if it is, you still get child support. More likely, he'll get supervised visitation (supervised by you, one of the relatives, etc.) if you can prove he's still using drugs. Proving drug use is easier than you think. Judges love to order hair tests, and drugs stay in the hair for months. The supervised visits will continue until he tests clean for a designated amount of time.
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